Preview: Apprentice Academy Red Wolves vs. Valor Preparatory Academy Owls
After four games on the road, Apprentice Academy is heading back home. They will take on the Valor Preparatory Academy Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 97-32, which was the final score in Apprentice Academy's tilt against Sugar Creek on Thursday. Apprentice Academy has not had much luck with Sugar Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Radear Watson and Aidan Gatewood. Gatewood had a great game and dropped a triple-double on 17 points, ten rebounds, and 12 assists. Meanwhile, Watson was balling out in the loss, scoring 24 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Valor Preparatory Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 64-55 to Queen's Grant. The game was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but Valor Preparatory Academy was outscored by Queen's Grant in the second.
Apprentice Academy bumped their record down to 0-8 with that loss, which was their 18th straight on the road. As for Valor Preparatory Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8.
Apprentice Academy was taken down by Valor Preparatory Academy 78-20 when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Valor Preparatory Academy's Bishop Witherspoon, who scored 30 points. Now that Apprentice Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
